Make-Believe Money
101 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsFake Money- Fake Advice
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Episode 97: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
March 11, 2020 22:29 - 62.6 MBLISTEN HERE! This week, we double-check Damon’s budgeting math, and envy deeply the tenured Columbia professor in the 1950’s we all wish that we were.
Episode 96: John Wick 2
February 25, 2020 23:14 - 72.3 MBLISTEN HERE! We’d give you a spoiler warning, buuuuut… let’s be real, no one’s watching John Wick movies for the plot. You’re watching it for the bonkers money system! OBVIOUSLY.
Episode 95: The Simpsons
February 05, 2020 17:59 - 44.6 MBLISTEN HERE! Poor Santos L. Halper, living in a pre-internet age. It’s going to take him a really long time to figure out how badly Bart has ruined his life.
Episode 94: The Mandalorian
January 22, 2020 22:19 - 78.1 MBLISTEN HERE! No spoilers! Except for when Liz makes wild, outlandish guesses about what Baby Yoda’s deal is. (She’s since seen the show all the way through.)
Episode 93: It’s a Wonderful Life!
January 08, 2020 05:04 - 87.3 MBLISTEN HERE! Well, here’s what happens when cold and flu season hits your co-host and editor. Here’s a Merry Holidays episode to keep you in the holiday spirit even now in the dead grossness of winter. Today, we talk about bank runs, dumb uncles, and growing a small business! On a more serious note,…
Episode 92: Schitt’s Creek, Part 3
December 04, 2019 05:29 - 53.2 MBLISTEN HERE! Yes, that’s right, part three. Today we discuss: Unemployment. It’s like magnets: no one knows how it really works.
Episode 91: Schitt’s Creek, Part 2
November 20, 2019 21:30 - 79.4 MBLISTEN HERE! Today we dig deep into video rental stores and daytime television actor salaries to answer that age-old question: How much was the Rose family actually worth, anyway?
Episode 90: Schitt’s Creek, Part 1
November 05, 2019 22:35 - 71 MBWE’RE BACK, BAYBEE! That’s right, friends! Make-Believe Money has returned, although now on a new, baby-tolerant bi-weekly schedule. (Bi-weekly here meaning, “once every two weeks,” not that other meaning of bi-weekly. Honestly, it’s really dumb that that word means both of those things…) SO! To welcome us back, we begin by dissecting Dan’s paternity-leave show…
Make Believe MAILBAG!
September 24, 2019 10:30 - 40.1 MBLISTEN HERE! Oh, HELLO, friends! We’re still on hiatus, but not for much longer! To tide you over, and to whet your appetite for more nonsense from us fools, here’s a quick lil mailbag, where we answer all your drinking game-related questions! Thanks for writing in, friends! If you have a question you’d like answered,…
Episode 89: Animal House
August 27, 2019 15:32 - 106 MBLISTEN HERE! Hey Friends! We’re on a bit of a late-summer break, as you maybe have noticed, but we’ll be back! In the meantime, please enjoy us getting REAL sad about the cost of college in America. Subscribe in your podcatcher of choice to keep updated on when we’re back in action, and expect some…
Episode 88: Arrested Development, Part Deux
August 06, 2019 21:33 - 80.7 MBLISTEN HERE! Recording issue days are behind us, folks! Here, new and improved, is our podcast! Today, we discuss the money in the banana stand.
MBM Rewind: Die Hard
July 23, 2019 21:44 - 71 MBLISTEN HERE! Because of a technical SNAFU, we three wise guys are bringing you a fun rebroadcast: a Christmas Movie in July! Enjoy this cool-weather throwback in these hot times (assuming you’re in the northern hemisphere, of course. Shout out to our southern hemisphere wintertime buddies!)
Episode 87: The Mummy
July 17, 2019 04:49 - 85.1 MBLISTEN HERE! You’re on the wrong side of the podcast! Listen to this weeks episode where Damon faithfully recounts the events of 1999’s The Mummy. Also Dan and Liz talk about money.
Episode 86: Arrested Development, Part One
July 11, 2019 02:55 - 61.2 MBLISTEN HERE! I mean… It’s one banana, Michael. How much could it cost? Ten dollars?
Episode 85: Life in Pieces
July 03, 2019 04:06 - 79.5 MBLISTEN HERE! This is not the show with Mandy Moore and the killer crock pot. It IS the show with some bad ideas about credit cards and teens. P.S. Liz couldn’t figure out what that John Ritter movie was, but she knows she’s seen it at some point in her life.
Episode 84: The Dark Knight Rises
June 25, 2019 19:50 - 36.5 MBLISTEN HERE! Everyone has a Bane impression. No one, not even Tom Hardy, has a GOOD Bane impression.
Episode 83: The Dark Knight
June 12, 2019 05:23 - 36.1 MBLISTEN HERE! Why so serious? Because it’s a CRIME. Duh.
Episode 82: National Lampoon’s Vacation
June 05, 2019 04:02 - 46.6 MBLISTEN HERE! Any day now, the Quaid-aissance is gonna happen. Mark our words! Today we talk about the many crimes of Clark Griswald, if we can remember his name.
Episode 81: Emperor’s New Groove
May 28, 2019 21:38 - 33.2 MBLISTEN HERE! Today, we talk about what the heck Eminent Domain is, but mostly we use it as an excuse to discuss a very delightful John Goodman film.
Episode 80: Risky Business
May 22, 2019 00:24 - 38.7 MBLISTEN HERE! Today, in part Two of our Tom Cruise Double Feature, we learn that sometimes, when it comes to water damage in your dad’s fancy car, you just gotta say, “KIT.”
Episode 79: Mission: Impossible
May 14, 2019 21:37 - 42.5 MBLISTEN HERE! Welcome to another episode where Liz asks Dan to research something that could well put him on some kind of watch list. How much is a CIA agent’s undercover identity worth? Dan tells us from jail! (JK, please don’t arrest us!)
Episode 78: A Knight’s Tale
May 08, 2019 21:02 - 44.6 MBLISTEN HERE! Do you remember that Heath Ledger movie we were all super crazy about when it came out, that’s now on TBS somewhere at all times? There’s not actually a lot of plot to that movie, come to think of it, but there IS a lot of money. How much would a medieval professional…
Episode 77: Monsters, Inc.
May 01, 2019 01:59 - 42.2 MBLISTEN HERE! We talk energy this episode! And also bad movie math! And also, the exact moment Damon’s childhood died!
Episode 76: Stargate
April 23, 2019 20:39 - 46.4 MBLISTEN HERE! Today we discuss just how dang big the Pentagon is, how much energy Liz and Damon’s apartment uses versus how much a Stargate might need, and how far into space you could get with a Jeep that powers a Stargate.
Episode 75: Lost
April 17, 2019 03:01 - 39.1 MBLISTEN HERE! Remember back in the day, when a cultural TV moment was on network TV, and we all watched it, and theorized about what could be happening, and read recaps in actual magazines to try and figure out the ending? To a show with absolutely no dragons involved? Yeah, we talk about Lost. But…
Episode 74- Game of Thrones
April 03, 2019 04:09 - 49.8 MBLISTEN HERE! Spoilers ahoy! We aren’t precious with the spoilers this time, friends. We talk about everything that’s happened on the TV show, so if you’re trying to preserve your first viewing for some beautiful future day when all the books are done… well… first, don’t hold your breath. But more specifically, today we talk…
Episode 73: Community
March 26, 2019 20:52 - 38.4 MBLISTEN HERE! Have you ever wondered just how much money a “personal wipe fortune” might amount to? Or maybe how much money Pierce Hawthorne must have had to go through community college for literally all of his twilight years? Well. It’s a lot. It’s a lot of money. More details inside! Thanks so much to…
Episode 72: White Collar
March 19, 2019 22:48 - 30.9 MBLISTEN HERE! Look, there’s like a THOUSAND leisurely-beachy-criminals-solving-crimes dramas from like TBS and TNT and whatever. So it makes perfect sense that Liz would know exactly none of them.
Episode 71: Velvet Buzzsaw
March 12, 2019 20:07 - 45.5 MBLISTEN HERE! We’ve got opinions, folks! We discuss how a horror movie should be, how people should store their precious art, and how nobody seems to know how taxes work. Woo!
Episode 70: Big
March 05, 2019 23:27 - 52.4 MBLISTEN HERE! Yeah, there’s no way that kid’s gonna wanna grow up for real.
Episode 69: The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
February 27, 2019 16:46 - 53.7 MBLISTEN HERE! Another foray in the world of literature, this time we talk magical college, how to pronounce words you’ve only ever seen written, and a deep dive into what a higher education will one day mean for our children’s generation. Light and breezy!
Episode 68- The Incredibles 2
February 20, 2019 04:19 - 43.7 MBLISTEN HERE! Welcome to another episode of, “That’s Not How Insurance Works!” SPOILERS AHEAD! But now this movie’s on Netflix, so go give it a watch!
Episode 67: The Boxcar Children
February 13, 2019 04:38 - 37.9 MBLISTEN HERE! Man, those kids are trying way too hard to escape adults who are definitely not looking for them.
Episode 66: The Merchant Of Venice
February 05, 2019 20:58 - 41.3 MBLISTEN HERE Damon was too close to the mic, and Dr. Suess came up with the word, “nerd,” so, Liz is always right.
Episode 65: Rat Race
January 30, 2019 04:04 - 41 MBLISTEN HERE! Man, comedies pre-9/11 were so simple, no complicated emotional journeys, just murder, nazis, betting on human lives, squirrel farms, poop emergencies, and Cuba Gooding Jr.
Episode 64: Bob’s Burgers, Part Deux
January 22, 2019 22:51 - 26.9 MBMOUTHFEEL! Back by popular demand, our darling Bob Belcher and his quirky family! This time, can they even afford to be selling their special burgers so cheaply? Honestly, $5.95 is not that much for a very fancy burger, Bob. You need to value yourself and your hard work. What would Danny DeVito say?
Episode 63: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
January 15, 2019 19:41 - 43.2 MBLISTEN HERE! Today we talk travel expenses, dysentery, and careful avoidance of slander lawsuits!
Episode 62: The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt!
January 10, 2019 05:42 - 33.1 MBLISTEN HERE! Hello and welcome to 2019, friends! Today we talk about why Netflix won’t just let us keep watching a show without shaming us for bingeing, whether or not Dan would survive a game of Jumanji, and, more to the point, whether or not Jacqueline can survive with a meager $12M, post-divorce.
Episode 61: Trading Places
December 25, 2018 16:02 - 125 MBLISTEN HERE! Merry Holidays, y’all! This year, we’re giving you the gift of the three of us realizing that sometimes 80’s comedies just don’t really hold up 30+ years later. But we did it! We finally did the episode that Damon had been pining for the entire time we’ve been doing this show. You’re welcome?
Episode 60: The Office XMAS!
December 20, 2018 03:22 - 49.2 MBLISTEN HERE! This week, we talk about the reason for the season- buying the hot kid’s toy and selling it at an incredible markup. Thanks, Dwight!
Episode 59- Matilda
December 11, 2018 16:12 - 106 MBLISTEN HERE! Matilda must be stopped AT ALL COSTS!
Episode 58: Harry Potter Part 3
December 05, 2018 06:25 - 109 MBLISTEN HERE! How much would YOU pay for magic hairspray?
Episode 57: The Core
November 28, 2018 04:04 - 92.5 MBLISTEN HERE! If you’ve never watched this movie, you have Dan to thank.
Episode 56: Superstore!
November 21, 2018 04:38 - 78.8 MBLISTEN HERE! Listen as Dan experiences the time crime of a mid-season break and an Olympics Special Episode! Also, we talk about unions.
Episode 55: Bob’s Burgers
November 15, 2018 03:28 - 78.9 MBLISTEN HERE! Linda’s got big dreams, and an even bigger shoe! …do you remember the dial-up noise?
Episode 54: Austin Powers
November 06, 2018 22:54 - 90.5 MBLISTEN HERE! What’s that? Dr. Evil doesn’t understand the value of a gigantic, international terrorcrime? Well, groovy, baby!
Episode 53: The Amityville Horror
October 30, 2018 19:16 - 98.3 MBLISTEN HERE! Get ready for a spoooooOOOOooooOOOoooky time, where we talk about whether or not your landlord/real estate agent/whatever has to tell you if your house is haunted. Sleep well! credit where credit is due, The Amityville Horror theme was written by Lalo Schifrin, and the Halloween theme song was written by John Carpenter. All…
Episode 52: The Americans
October 24, 2018 04:01 - 88.7 MBLISTEN HERE! Happy One Year of Make Believe Money, listeners! As a gift to you, we only talk about stool softeners just the TINIEST bit this episode. Thanks for listening!
Episode 51: Hey Arnold!
October 16, 2018 20:57 - 77.7 MBLISTEN HERE! It’s hard to have a reasonable discussion about supply and demand when Arnold accidentally rallies the kids to overturn your ice cream truck. But in fairness, nobody’s paying $15 for rum raisin, Jolly Olly Man.